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    I'm a professional paying for coaching from one of the best in the world and I paid $900 for 4 months. I ca n justify this because $900 is a very small percentage of my bankroll, earning money and moving up should be your number one goal and I promise you no coach is worth the amount you are paying until you get too 100nl+ any random youtube or twitch guy will have more than enough value to help you win up to 50nl for free so giving this guy potentially 2.5k+ for what you can learn on your own for free is insane

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    That deals seems pretty cheap? Most rates I've seen are around $75-$100 for a coaching session. Also, I don't have to finish and pay the guy 2.5k. I can quit whenever I feel like it, although I would then lose my security deposit of €350. I'll be moving up to the intermediate course soon, but if I don't see much value I would end my contract then.

    Tigers -114

    Marlins -108

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    I'll post a writeup later for everything, but for now here are my picks for the day

    NFL Chiefs -2.5

    MLB Twins +1.5
    Yankees -120
    Rockies +1 +113

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    Cubs -137 In Play

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    I've been sick for the past 5 days so I haven't played too much. I wasn't able to get back home so I'll have to fly back another time. Anyway, from what I have played I'm starting to feel really confident at 20NL and I am a regular where I play now. I've just got to grind out more hours so I can increase my bankroll for a shot at 50NL. Over 8k hands I have a 5bb/100 winrate which is sick and I'm still a little under EV. Now at the € tables I'm running at 12bb/100 (EV 10bb/100) and it has been wayyyy more profitable than the £ tables. I think this is due to the fact that the £ tables take in way more rake and I also think they might be a little harder? Anyway I'm trying to avoid them if I can't find enough € tables. Therefore if I avoid those £ tables I should be able to crush these tables. I honestly think I can make €1,000 next month. This is considering my winrate + RB (although RB comes in the form of a bonus I need to clear) which should put me around €1,500 to start taking shots at 100NL. Now even though my BR could possibly be 100NL ready by the end of September, there's no way my poker game is. So for that reason I really need to be put into this intermediate program or else I'll end up bleeding money. I don't even know if I'm ready for 50NL, although I assume I am. I need about 30k more hands at 10NL or higher before I can join the program. I'll definitely hit that in the next few weeks as long as I grind hard.

    Now sports betting wise I've been pretty disappointing. To be fair I'm more of a spot bettor and I'm not the greatest MLB handicapper. All the major sports will be beginning soon and we can finally get started. Anybody have any opinions on Week 1 of the NFL?

    Cubs -1 -123 vs Dodgers

    Lester is a stud pitching against a guy with only 3 stars who has an ERA of 11. Now yes he only gave up 1 run last game, but keep in mind he only played 3 innings and still gave up 4 walks. Also, congratulations to the conniving sportsbooks for offering us a golden line on the Cubs yesterday when they knew the whole time Hammels was going to be pulled after the 3rd inning.

    Rangers +102 vs Indians

    Holland only gave up 1 run after returning of the DL. Salazar seems to have something wrong with him. The Rangers are hot at the moment while the Indians are not. I think this line is off because Salazar is supposed to be the better pitcher.

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    So a bit of a downswing in poker and it was mainly due to me trying to 6 table without concentrating on my play. The skill level at 20NL is just too good for me to try and play without much analyzing. I was also getting 3bet a lot and when I tried to 4bet light they seemed to always have a good hand by shoving all in. So a bit of unluckiness, but I also need to be more patient and understand that I'll stack them when I do have a good hand in that spot. I don't like being pushed around at the tables, but then again I'm not experienced enough to play 3bet pots with anything other than beginner concepts. The good news is that I will be receiving €150 in RB tomorrow, although it comes in the form of a bonus that I have to clear. I did the math and I will need about 25 hours of playing to clear it; so a week at most. That will bring me to about €450 and I may even deposit a couple of hundred in my account so that I can shot take 50NL. After doing some Math, if I 4 table 50NL (which I won't do right away) I should be able to rake a little over €1,000 for the month assuming 160 hours. Also if I had a 5bb/100 winrate then I would make over €2,000 for the month of September. Now I won't be 4 tabling 50NL right away, and the 50NL shot might even fail. But even at 20NL, I expect to make €1,000 next month. Some exciting stuff to look forward to in September.

    Sports wise we've got some college football starting this week and I'll start handicapping that today. I placed a Mets ML bet yesterday and that hit. There is also the NFL starting soon and I've got my eye on a few games. I just hope I'll be placing $20 wages on those games. I also did a Fantasy Draft this morning with the #1 pick and this is my team so far:

    QB: Carson Palmer
    WR: Antonio Brown
    WR: Alshon Jeffrey
    RB: Doug Martin
    RB: Thomas Rawles
    TE: Julius Thomas
    Flex: Latavius Murray
    D: Arizona
    K: Robbie Gould

    B: John Brown
    B: Derek Henry
    B: Justin Forsett
    B:Matt Ryan
    B: Torrey Smith
    B: Duke Johnson Jr.

    For my third pick I didn't realize RB Freeman was still on the board and I should have taken him. Otherwise I think this team is pretty solid. John Brown should be a stud when he comes back healthy and who knows maybe Derek Henry will go off in Tennessee.

    Mets -112 vs Marlins


    Colon has pitched pretty well all season and is going up against a pitcher who has been alright, but hasn't gone deep into games. The Mets are hotter than the Marlins right now.


    Tigers -121 vs White Sox


    Verlander has been a stud recently and the Tigers have been hot while the Sox have been Ice Cold.


    Mariners -112 vs Rangers


    King Felix vs a shaky Perez. I'll take the King.

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    you can do it ballerhollic!!!

    demand perfecton!!!!

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    hello ballerholic. i also am a 23 year old college student looking to get into poker. i will not deposit on bovada until i am able to have $500 in my account, whether that be with bonus or not. looking to learn from this forum!

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    Auto- Thanks man, I only demand perfection and nothing less!

    August Review


    Profit: €121

    Hours: 100


    Not the greatest month as you can see. Actually pretty disappointing. With the RB I'm getting it should amount to €150 extra, but I need to clear it as a bonus. By right we really made ~€300. I began shot taking 20NL and so far it has gone successfully. My game seems to be getting better, but I still need to put in a lot more work and finally learn the math of poker. School, Work, Soccer start back up now in September so I need to start managing my time more wisely.

    September Goals

    -10 minutes studying poker math a day
    -5 minutes of poker math quizzes each day
    -Review biggest loses each session
    -Post Problem hands after each session
    -Watch 1 video lesson each day
    -Comment other poker hands each day

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    what you should do, Baller, to recoup your costs, is sell all the lessons/knowledge their giving you to sbr posers (intentionlly left out the t) for an agreed upon amount of betpoints each week, to help defray the costs via pizza/walmart benefits....

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    Quote Originally Posted by wizcodlifa View Post
    hello ballerholic. i also am a 23 year old college student looking to get into poker. i will not deposit on bovada until i am able to have $500 in my account, whether that be with bonus or not. looking to learn from this forum!
    Hey if you are looking for some help send me a pm. I've helped lots of people get started going in the right direction

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    Wiz- Hey man just to let you know bovada is turning into ignition poker so you'll have to deposit at ignition after a few weeks from now. Also I don't know if you'd learn too much from this forum lol. I'd suggest playing some lower stakes instead of waiting to get $500 together. That said if you have an edge in the higher games, don't be afraid to deposit into your bankroll to move up quicker. There's no point staying at the lower stakes if you can beat the higher games.

    Auto- I actually would give out some of the material. From the tournaments alone I'd say 90% of the guys here could use them. I also get to use betpoints for cash since I live out in Europe. I'd be more interested in a Dunkin Donuts card for when I travel back to the states. Nothing beats their French Vanilla Iced Coffees.


    Also guys, I've got some pretty good news to come when I update later...

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    I guess it's possible.

    Didn't Chris Ferguson successfully turn $1 into $20,000 playing poker years ago???

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    Ive been really busy today, but I'll update later.

    Royals -128 tonight

    BC +3

    Texas A&M -3

    Texas +3

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    Busted and coming back for more.
    It has been a while since my last post Balla, in fact i was ashamed and depress after going as you know, from 150 to 1230 in 2 weeks, i busted all out in 4 hours, going on tilt.
    i re enter last night after 2 weeks self impose layoff, with 200 this time, after 3 hours 398 almost 200 up, playing 3 tournaments got 100 in one of them. 1 sng finished out of the money, some plo - 30 and the rest all nlh .10.25 and .25.50 where i was up in both.

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    Rangers -108

    Braves +110

    Angels/Mariners Over 8 -110

    Indians -125

    North Carolina +3 +105

    Houston +10.5 live



    I'll update later

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    Auburn +8.5

    USC +13.5

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    A good night. I made a final table in a $3 tournament, cashing out $ 26
    lost 4 buy ins at the tables .10 .25 PLO, lost another 3 heads up buy in at PLO sng format, and lost 3 more buys in small tournaments.
    Tire of the penny poker, i moved up since my br was $350 after cashing up a few .10 .25 nlh. made 60 at the .50 $1, nlo full ring table.
    By 2 AMi was tire but feeling good and took a shot at the $1$ $2 full ring buying in for $100 , bad habit, but lately I found it that i do good in those tables, i did hit a couple a good hands, nailed a bluffer and getting paid in a big pot, cashing out $440. total of $880 for 2 days net $ 680
    Last but not least . I won the Saturday big roller
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    Sin- ah that sucks man, variance can be insane in poker. I think the saying is to take the worst variance we've ever experienced, and multiply that by 100. So basically we'll never know true variance. Something like that. Anyway, you seem to have basically run in all the way back up. That's insane. You playing any Wcoops?

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    Alright so I've been resting for the past few days. I decided to take a slight break from Poker for the first few days of the month as I've been busy and I had not taken a break from poker since starting this whole challenge. No playing, no studying, only some viewing of twitch streams. So for the upcoming month I've got a few things I need to accomplish. 1) I need to clear this bonus in my account, 2) I need to start 50NL. Once I clear the bonus I'll have €455 in my account before profits. So I'll need €200 more whether that be from profits or possibly adding some money to my account. Now I do have some extra funds lying around if I wish to indeed boost my roll. The main goal is to make €1,000 this month thru poker, with the secondary goal of playing 50NL as my regular game.

    Sports wise we had a very good Saturday. Profiting $50. I hope to keep that going. I still have the Texas +3 play pending tonight against ND. I just find the first away game and first true road test for a visiting team to be a huge disadvantage. Now I do have a very tough decision to make. Betdsi are giving me a 200% bonus up to $500 (100% for sportsbook and 100% for casino) up until September 30th. So my goal is to run up my bankroll this month and then deposit into betdsi to take advantage of the deal. With the NFL coming up this week there should be a lot more games to play. I read before that if you like a favorite to win, then it's more beneficial to take the handicap whereas if you like a dog to cover the spread, it's more beneficial to take them on the moneyline. I'll have to look into that this week.

    Mets -125 vs Nationals

    Better pitcher IMO, and they are in a race to make the playoffs.

    Panthers -3 -125 vs Broncos

    Huge revenge game for the Panthers here. The Broncos lost both their QB's and will be playing an inexperienced QB. The Broncos are still racing to sign Sanders and they are trying to ship Talib. I'll take Superman Cam in this matchup. Especially after they made fun of him during his post game conference for the Superbowl.

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    I m not playing PokerStars at all, way to many nits there, and i need gamblers at the table this is the main reason i play at \Bodog.
    Now i m heading to the casino, probably i will play some more tonight and post the results tomorrow, if you do not see anything is because i got felted and need time to recuperate my sanity.
    gl bud

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    Yea man same here, I only play the fishy networks. Good luck, I can't wait to go play some live poker once my BR allows it.

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    Well guys, what can I say. I lost around 7BI's last night. I was just getting stacked after stacked and the fishes kept hitting the top of their ranges. I'm talking I hit a flush and the fish has 2 pair and he spikes a boat on the river, or Trips vs Straight, 2 pair vs trips. Also I'm talking about these fish hitting these boats with and 2 pairs with hands like Q6o or 82s. Hands I would not expect to be in their range. Just a very unlucky night, mixed in with maybe 3.5 BI's of spew. It was tough to get much going, but it was definitely a very long 4 hours session. Anyway, I did clear €30 of the bonus which helps a lot. I think I'm going to stick with 20NL for the meantime even though my BR doesn't really allow it. I'm trying to be very aggressive here so that I can quit my part time jobs in the next couple of months and worst case I might have to deposit more into it.

    I think I'm going to start keeping track of the amount the mistakes I made costs me this month. Now these are mistakes that I know are wrong based on my current poker knowledge.

    Mistakes this month= €71.87

    Sports went well last night as we hit both plays. I haven't really looked at tonight's game, but I'll give it a look later on.

    Tigers +101

    Rangers -112




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    I got into trouble at the start of the session been down 250 in just 20 minutes, I was playing way to aggressive, at a table full of rock players , imagine limping with very good hands, and hitting, well, i took a step back, and after loosing with KK I decided to move to another table. Soon i got my self into even territory for the night and I double up ( I STARTED THE NIGHT WITH $ 300 ) when my st of 4s got the bests of KK and AK in a all in pot post flop. Then lost momentum and never hit a a board for the rest of the night( 4 hours ) but i was determined to play with discipline, finally when I went to cash out i got a net of $ 170.
    This casino that I frequent has a lot of frequent players, all like me, almost retired and some young guys that are internet wiz and get crushed by some of this old timers that are very good.
    The hand of the night was between 2 of this old timers, player in seat one of them raised $12, and I called with j 10 diamonds, soon, 4 more callers, till get to player in seat 10, is deep, $ 750 , player 1 about 450, Player 10 push all in , Payer 1 takes a no more than 10 seconds, looks again at his cards and in very soft tone of voice, says " call" , we all fold, and player 10 stud up and shows KK, player,
    player 1 with a very soft movement shows AA. 20 minutes later player 1 was lining up at the cashier.

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    Damn at least you were able to recover for the night. $170 is a pretty good night. You also probably would have loved to see that flop with the 2 old timers, imagine if you hit that flop big. Anyway, what do you think of Live poker? How would you compare $1/2 to microstakes and what level of internet poker would you compare to it?

    Ole Miss +6

    I just think Kelly is one of the best QB's in the country and Ole Miss played some amazing games on the road last year. This game is being played in Florida and most people are taking Florida State with an inexperienced QB. I feel like 6 points is way too much to give a ranked team at a "neutral" site.

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    I would say that I had this question answered from the beerdog many years ago. 1 2 nlh is probably similar to .10.25 nlh in bodog.
    now, this was many years ago when i started, today poker has changed a lot, there is a lot more competition due to all the information available. It manly depends of the table, and how you see your opponents in an hour of play, sometimes more time is require.
    As I always state here, it not about cards, but if you face tide players, for them is all abut the nuts, specially in the casino that i play, they only play the nuts. not many times i move to play 2 5 , a total differtent game, more similar to sbr luck draw poker style, and there is whaen you can make a difference, as long as your br support it, meaning you need about $ 30.000 to play there and expect big swings.
    I have not play micro stakes in a long long time, usually i play .25,50 6 players table ,50 1 full ring and depends of the day and br 1 2 full ring and if i play plo .10 .25 6 max

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    Another good session.
    BR 1295 where the majority came from .50 1 and some PLO
    S&G and tournaments still a drag, and a waste of money. I think that my improved cash game skills has sadly taken away my tournament skills.

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    sin- alright thanks man. Isn't bodog 25NL comparable to stars 10NL? I've watched some 100NL twitch poker streams and even 100NL seems pretty fishy at bovada with usually at least one 40+ vpip at a table. I never understood why people would prefer a tougher site when there are a bunch of fishy sites out there. If you think about the players who crush 100NL zoom at stars for 5bb/100, can you imagine what their winrate would be at 888 or partypoker? Anyway I do really want to start playing some live poker, especially on the weekends where I'm sure it's much fishier. I won't be doing this until I'm playing at least 100NL as I don't have the BR requirements. Plus I'm probably a fish in those games. Also cash game players usually are more skilled than MTT players. If you're better at cash that's a good thing.

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    No poker last night, as I was busy with work. I'll play a long session today. What do you guys think of Phil Galfond opening up a new poker site? I think it's going to be sick, although probably reg infested. Should be interesting.

    So I didn't watch the Ole Miss vs Florida St. game last night, but I did see the box score. Was I unlucky to lose that bet? It seemed as if Ole Miss decided not to play the 2nd half and they lost the turnover battle by 4. Anyway, the NFL is approaching and I will begin analyzing some games. I think I'll individually handicap each game and give each game it's own post. Anyway, I went back and analyzed the first four weeks of last years NFL schedule. What I found is that the favs won + covered vs favs won + didn't cover was 28-6. Dogs that won + covered vs lost + covered went 25-6. This shows that if you like a favorite to win a game, take them ATS no matter what the number, and if you like a dog to win then take them on the ML no matter what the number. I know the sample size is small, but this is a theory I've been hearing for the past couple of years. So for this upcoming season I will try and stick with this format, although I will also be taking the dogs ATS and ML most of the time as long as my BR allows.

    Rays -129

    Tigers -108

    Panthers -3 -116
    *adding an extra unit

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    There is a point here that I want to make Balle, I do not use any soft like poker tracker or similar.
    I never did, since I like to study my online opponents in other ways, like time to respond betting sizes and other small details. I do that by memorising their actions and evaluate from there. I play no more than 2 tables and if I play $1 $2 nlh I only play one table, focusing as much as possible. Doing this in my opinion, sharpens your live poker skills.
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    Sin- That's cool, I know a few poker players who don't like using a HUD. That's actually a great way to become a much better player and I might have to try that out. In one of my jobs I work at the desk of a swimming pool. I'm on my own and it's quiet a good amount of the time so I 1 table on my laptop. Honestly, some of my highest bb/100 sessions have been while 1 tabling at work. Now that you mentioned it, I think I'll start doing that to get out of this funk I'm in.

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    So yesterday I started out extremely hot and when up 2 BI's in an hour. I went to play a session later and I lost 3.5 BI's. About half of that lose was due to me monkey tilting and not trusting the fish. I did get unlucky though. KK < AA twice, and then one time we go 3 ways to the flop, the board is AAT and I have TT. The flop checks and then fold to my turn bet. WTF. Another time I flop the same exact boat except with an 8 on the board and I'm holding 88 and they fold to my C bet. Anyway, I think I'll play 1 or 2 tables of 20NL instead of my usual 4 and if I have another bad session I may just drop down to 10NL. I'm about 1 hour away from clearing another €30 bonus which will help out the BR, and then I'll have €90 of bonus money to clear. So as long as I play BE poker, I'll be decently rolled for 20NL by the end of the bonus clearing. I think I just need to play a little nittier especially against Fish.

    Total Mistakes this month= €106

    Steelers -3 -120
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    Panthers -3 (-120) vs Broncos (2 units)

    Man oh man this is a juicy game. If there is one thing I've learned over my 4 years of sports betting it is that Revenge is the #1 reason to base a bet. The books can account for all of the statistics and what not, but as a capper I like to dissect the emotions and intangibles of the teams I handicap. So the Panthers reach the Superbowl and are a favorite in the game against noodle arm Manning. Noodle arm actually looked like he was going to die in that game. The Panthers straight up lost to the the Denver's Defense. They couldn't get anything going after they had dominated all season long. Then Newton gets disrespected in his post interview and walks out. So these guys have had a whole season to think about what happened and prepare for this game. Do you think they want to lose this game and have people saying "oh I guess they really are worse than the Broncos". Every professional dreams of winning a Superbowl and had that precious moment taken away by the Broncos. Not to mention I believe that the Superbowl was rigged for the Broncos in some way to send Manning out on a high.

    Some other issues. The Broncos have stalled on signing players and have sent some players away from their Defense. They are now starting a very inexperienced QB who will be going up against the Panther's Defense for his first start I believe. Newton is going to be playing with a Chip on his shoulder and I just cannot see the Panther's losing this game.

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    Steelers -3 (-120)vs Redskins (2 units)

    Are the Steelers really only giving 3 points? Now the Redskins are a good home team and I think they only lost 1 home game last year to the Cowboys. However, the Cowboys were the only good team they played at home last year. The Skins are a little healthier this year and now have Norman. I could be wrong, but I'm not too sure Norman is going to be bring the heat this year. Now the Steelers are one of the best teams in the league and Big Ben is healthy again. The Steelers beat the Bengals last year and should have beaten the Seahawks in Seattle. A Monday night nationally televised game in Week 1 doesn't seem like the kind of game the Steelers would lose.

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    Playing multi-table system requires a lot of attention and the HUD give you a guide for decision making and is a good tool for grinders that earns money with rake back programs.
    Try for a few sessions to play without it and see the results, you will be amazed.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sinmiedo View Post
    There is a point here that I want to make Balle, I do not use any soft like poker tracker or similar.
    I never did, since I like to study my online opponents in other ways, like time to respond betting sizes and other small details. I do that by memorising their actions and evaluate from there. I play no more than 2 tables and if I play $1 $2 nlh I only play one table, focusing as much as possible. Doing this in my opinion, sharpens your live poker skills.
    Sin

    You also play mostly tournaments & SNG...to my knowledge. You don't need the hud as much for those as you would cash games. When you start going up against guys with extensive databases, you will really be at a disadvantage.

    I read something today that indicated even poker stars is drying up. Just a sad state of affairs in poker now.

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    Quote Originally Posted by daneblazer View Post
    You also play mostly tournaments & SNG...to my knowledge. You don't need the hud as much for those as you would cash games. When you start going up against guys with extensive databases, you will really be at a disadvantage.

    I read something today that indicated even poker stars is drying up. Just a sad state of affairs in poker now.
    not any more Dane. My time is at the cash tables, once in a while i enter a tourny, I think that i lost the patience for tournaments.

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    Dane- Do you mind posting that article? I agree though that HUDs are essential for cash games at higher stakes.

    Sin- I do think that HUDs can be misleading as people tend to see someone with a 3bet stat of 20% and all of a sudden they don't mind getting in A9o against them pre.


    Not much of an update here. I'll start grinding some poker tonight, but I will only be playing maybe 2 tables at a time so I can focus better. I have 2 units on the Panthers -3 as I see a big revenge game here. I'm also doing a big parlay to kickoff the NFL season. BOL tonight guys, who do you have?

    Rangers +106

    Yankees -131


    Parlay
    1. 9/8/2016 8:30 PM NFL Football 451 Carolina Panthers* -3 -105 vs Denver Broncos
    2. 9/11/2016 1:00 PM NFL Football 453 Tampa Bay Buccaneers* +115 vs Atlanta Falcons
    3. 9/11/2016 1:00 PM NFL Football 460 New York Jets* +120 vs Cincinnati Bengals
    4. 9/11/2016 1:00 PM NFL Football 464 Kansas City Chiefs* -7 +115 vs San Diego Chargers
    5. 9/11/2016 4:25 PM NFL Football 474 Dallas Cowboys* -1 -110 vs New York Giants
    6. 9/12/2016 7:10 PM NFL Football 479 Pittsburgh Steelers* -3 -110 vs Washington Redskins
    7. 9/12/2016 10:20 PM NFL Football 482 San Francisco 49ers* +120 vs Los Angeles Rams
    Risking $10.00 To Win $1,581.99

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